Byron changes for the better

Byron is the oldest brother of the Watson family. Kenny introduces him as a juvenile delinquent. However, Byron is a nice brother but plays it off so people can think he is tough.

He is a nice brother because when Kenny said "I hate listening to Joey whining when I take all that junk off her at school." That's when Byron finally gave up and was tired of listening to him whine so he said" well listen here I'm going to help you out." Byron can be mean, but there are lots of times when his nice side shows. For example, like when he threw a Swedish cookie at a bird but when he hit it, he hit it right in the chest and killed it, but after he knew for sure it was dead he started to cry. He told Kenny to go away so he wouldn't see him cry but when Kenny got back there in the place the bird had died there was a tiny grave with two Popsicle sticks that were crossed together to look like a cross that's when Kenny made the statement "Leave it to Daddy Smooth to kill a bird then give a funeral."

Some ways that Byron plays it off is when he thought that they were on welfare he made Kenny go and sign for the food. while Kenny was signing he saw Byron "disappeared around the comic book rack."I feel that byron is a nice person but cant let anyone know so he has to be tough and make fun his brother because he is smart or because he is cross eyed. For example when Kenny said "I bet we look like a solar system, with me being the sun and Byron being the orbiting earth." Byron is a cool person when he wants to be or when he is not around BupHead or any of his friends.

I think that Byron is a real cool person and would be even more cool if he was honest and let everyone know that he really does love his brother and his sister.

"I won't have her death on my hands."

"She's so old I bet she stepped over dinosaur turds."

How Byron changes in The Watons go to Birmingham (teacher example of essay)

Byron is the older brother of Kenny, the narrator of The Watsons go to Birmingham. Byron is 13 and Kenny is 10, and Byron treats Kenny like a lot of older brothers treat their younger brothers — he picks on him. Byron can be nice, but even Kenny describes him as a "juvenile delinquent," and it is Byron's misbehavior that convinces his parents it's time for him to spend the summer with his grandmother, a very strict woman who lives in Alabama. It is from this trip that the book gets its name, and even though the Watsons aren't there for very long, Byron definitely changes for the better. After going to Birmingham, Byron is nicer to Kenny and more polite to his parents.

Body paragraph I: How Byron is nicer to Kenny
a. topic sentence
b. example from book
c. explain example from book (analyze)
d. example from book
e. explain example
f. transition/closing sentence

Body paragraph II: How Byron is more polite
a. topic sentence
b. example from book
c. exaplain example (analyze)
d.
e.
f.

Closing paragraph

"Four Little Girls" (teacher example)

Assignment: After watching the film "Four Little Girls," students will answer the following questions in a four-paragraph essay: What challenges did African Americans face in Birmingham and how did they overcome them?

Outline for "Four Little Girls" essay

I. Introduction paragraph
a. hook the reader
b. explain the question you are answering
c. give a preview of how you will answer it (this is your THESIS sentence)

During the 1950s and 1960s, Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the United States. African Americans in Birmingham faced many challenges, including violence and segregation, including bombings. They overcame these challenges by using non-violent protests.

II. First body paragraph (challenges)
a. topic sentence
b. first supporting detail from film
c. explain how this detail connects to your topic sentence
d. second supporting detail from film
e. explain how this detail connects to your topic sentence

The government of Alabama presented the biggest challenge to African-Americans in Birmingham. It allowed segregation that prevented blacks from shopping, going to school and even using the same public bathrooms and drinking fountains as whites. Another problem was that many whites, including the Ku Klux Klan, used violence against blacks who spoke up for their rights. They put bombs outside houses, including the house of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. Even though these people were not part of the government, most blacks believed that the police were sympathetic to whites. "One third of the police was active in the Klan," said Reverend Shuttlesworth in the film. And when large protests began, it was the police who used firehoses and dogs to attack the demonstrators, and it was the police who put children in jail. These are the most serious challenges that African-Americans faced.

III. Second body paragraph (how they overcame these challenges)

IV. Closing